Silicon Metal From Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Anti-Dumping Duty Investigations, 86578-86580 [2020-28818]
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CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Architecture TR), 127 South Eagle Rd.,
Eagle, AD82000213
Fairfield County
National Park Service
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke
Ridge, New Canaan, SG100006054
[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#-31293;
PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000]
GEORGIA
Twiggs County
National Register of Historic Places;
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions
Pines, The, 213 Shannon Dr., Jeffersonville,
SG100006053
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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soliciting electronic comments on the
significance of properties nominated
before December 12, 2020, for listing or
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considered for listing or related actions
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While you can ask us in your comment
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information from public review, we
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Nominations submitted by State or
Tribal Historic Preservation Officers:
SUMMARY:
OHIO
Clark County
Springfield Downtown Historic District,
Roughly bounded by Columbia, Fountain,
Main, and Limestone Streets, Springfield,
SG100006049
Stark County
McKinley Park Apartments, (Apartment
Buildings in Ohio Urban Centers, 1870–
1970 MPS), 510 High Ave. SW, Canton,
MP100006041
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa County
Greenwood Historic District, Bounded by
Midland Valley RR North to Pine Street,
Frisco RR, 1st St. just off of Archer St.,
west side of Lansing Street, Cincinnati
Ave., beginning at Archer Street extending
to Elgin Ave., Tulsa, SG100006059
OREGON
Multnomah County
Montgomery Ward & Company (Boundary
Decrease), 2741 NW Vaughn St., Portland,
BC100006040
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston County
Charleston Naval Hospital, 3600 Rivers
Ave., North Charleston, SG100006050
Richland County
Columbia Commercial Historic District
(Boundary Increase II), 1545 Sumter St.,
1611, 1800, 1801, 1813 Main St., 1209
Blanding St., Columbia, BC100006058
TEXAS
Harris County
Mechanical Laboratory and Power House,
6100 Main St., Houston, SG100006045
Jefferson County
Port Arthur Downtown Historic District,
Roughly bounded by West Reverend
Doctor Ransom Howard St., Fort Worth
Ave., Lakeshore Dr., and Waco St., Port
Arthur, SG100006046
OREGON
Multnomah County
Alphabet Historic District (Additional
Documentation), Roughly bounded by NW
Lovejoy St., NW, Marshall St., NW, 17th
Ave., W. Burnside St., and NW 24th Ave.,
Portland, AD00001293
Irvington Historic District (Additional
Documentation), Roughly bounded by NE
Fremont St., NE 27th Ave., NE Broadway
St., NE 7th Ave., Portland, AD10000850
SOUTH CAROLINA
Richland County
Columbia Commercial Historic District
(Additional Documentation), Portions of
Main, Blanding, Taylor & Sumter Sts.,
Columbia, AD100000689
Nominations submitted by Federal
Preservation Officers:
The State Historic Preservation
Officer reviewed the following
nomination and responded to the
Federal Preservation Officer within 45
days of receipt of the nomination and
supports listing the property in the
National Register of Historic Places.
MONTANA
Broadwater County
Spokane Hill Airway Beacon, (Sentinels of
the Airways: Montana’s Airway Beacon
System, 1934–1979 MPS), Approximately 5
mi. northwest of Winston, Winston
vicinity, MP100006048
Authority: Section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60.
Dated: December 16, 2020.
Sherry Frear,
Chief, National Register of Historic Places/
National Historic Landmarks Program.
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BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–652 and 731–
TA–1524–1526 (Final)]
Silicon Metal From Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Iceland, Kazakhstan, and
Malaysia; Scheduling of the Final
Phase of Countervailing Duty and AntiDumping Duty Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
Potter County
St. Anthony’s Hospital, 200 NW 7th Ave.,
Amarillo, SG100006047
AGENCY:
Nevada County
Willow Oak Acres Horse Barn, 2073 US 371
West, Prescott, SG100006043
Additional documentation has been
received for the following resources:
SUMMARY:
Washington County
Morrow Farmstead, 16995 Hale Mountain
Rd., Morrow, SG100006044
Ada County
Jackson, Orville and Floy, House (Additional
Documentation), (Tourtellotte and Hummel
ARKANSAS
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The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of the final
phase of antidumping and
countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701–TA–652 and 731–TA–1524–1526
(Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of
1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether
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an industry in the United States is
materially injured or threatened with
material injury, or the establishment of
an industry in the United States is
materially retarded, by reason of
imports of silicon metal from Bosnia
and Herzegovina and Iceland, provided
for in subheadings 2804.69.10 and
2804.69.50 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States,
preliminarily determined by the
Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
to be sold at less than fair value, imports
of silicon metal from Kazakhstan,
preliminarily determined by Commerce
to be subsidized by the government of
Kazakhstan, and imports of silicon
metal from Malaysia, alleged to be sold
at less than fair value.
DATES: December 7, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence Jones ((202) 205–3358), Nitin
Joshi ((202–708–1669), U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436.
Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these investigations may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.—For purposes of these
investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as all forms and
sizes of silicon metal, including silicon
metal powder. Silicon metal contains at
least 85.00 percent but less than 99.99
percent silicon, and less than 4.00
percent iron, by actual weight.
Semiconductor grade silicon
(merchandise containing at least 99.99
percent silicon by actual weight and
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheading 2804.61.00) is excluded
from the scope of this investigation.
Silicon metal is currently classifiable
under subheadings 2804.69.10 and
2804.69.50 of the HTSUS. While the
HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope remains
dispositive.
Background.—The final phase of
these investigations is being scheduled
pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of
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affirmative preliminary determinations
by Commerce that imports of silicon
metal from Kazakhstan are being
subsidized by the government of
Kazakhstan, and that imports of silicon
metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Iceland are being sold in the United
States at less than fair value within the
meaning of § 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1673b). These investigations were
requested in petitions filed on June 30,
2020, by Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.,
Beverly, Ohio, and Mississippi Silicon
LLC, Burnsville, Mississippi.
For further information concerning
the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and
rules of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and
public service list.—Persons, including
industrial users of the subject
merchandise and, if the merchandise is
sold at the retail level, representative
consumer organizations, wishing to
participate in the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an
entry of appearance with the Secretary
to the Commission, as provided in
§ 201.11 of the Commission’s rules, no
later than 21 days prior to the hearing
date specified in this notice. A party
that filed a notice of appearance during
the preliminary phase of the
investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during
this final phase. The Secretary will
maintain a public service list containing
the names and addresses of all persons,
or their representatives, who are parties
to the investigations.
Please note the Secretary’s Office will
accept only electronic filings during this
time. Filings must be made through the
Commission’s Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS, https://
edis.usitc.gov.) No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any
electronic filings will be accepted until
further notice.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
§ 207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the
Secretary will make BPI gathered in the
final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under
the APO issued in the investigations,
provided that the application is made
no later than 21 days prior to the
hearing date specified in this notice.
Authorized applicants must represent
interested parties, as defined by 19
U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the
investigations. A party granted access to
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BPI in the preliminary phase of the
investigations need not reapply for such
access. A separate service list will be
maintained by the Secretary for those
parties authorized to receive BPI under
the APO.
Staff report.—The prehearing staff
report in the final phase of these
investigations will be placed in the
nonpublic record on February 9, 2021,
and a public version will be issued
thereafter, pursuant to § 207.22 of the
Commission’s rules.
Hearing.—The Commission will hold
a hearing in connection with the final
phase of these investigations beginning
at 9:30 a.m. on February 22, 2021.
Information about the place and form of
the hearing, including about how to
participate in and/or view the hearing,
will be posted on the Commission’s
website at https://www.usitc.gov/
calendarpad/calendar.html. Interested
parties should check the Commission’s
website periodically for updates.
Requests to appear at the hearing should
be filed in writing with the Secretary to
the Commission on or before February
17, 2021. A nonparty who has testimony
that may aid the Commission’s
deliberations may request permission to
present a short statement at the hearing.
All parties and nonparties desiring to
appear at the hearing and make oral
presentations should attend a
prehearing conference to be held at 9:30
a.m. on February 19, 2021. Oral
testimony and written materials to be
submitted at the public hearing are
governed by sections 201.6(b)(2),
201.13(f), and 207.24 of the
Commission’s rules. Parties must submit
any request to present a portion of their
hearing testimony in camera no later
than 7 business days prior to the date of
the hearing.
Written submissions.—Each party
who is an interested party shall submit
a prehearing brief to the Commission.
Prehearing briefs must conform with the
provisions of § 207.23 of the
Commission’s rules; the deadline for
filing is February 16, 2021. Parties may
also file written testimony in connection
with their presentation at the hearing, as
provided in § 207.24 of the
Commission’s rules, and posthearing
briefs, which must conform with the
provisions of § 207.25 of the
Commission’s rules. The deadline for
filing posthearing briefs is March 1,
2021. In addition, any person who has
not entered an appearance as a party to
the investigations may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to
the subject of the investigations,
including statements of support or
opposition to the petition, on or before
March 1, 2021. On March 18, 2021, the
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Commission will make available to
parties all information on which they
have not had an opportunity to
comment. Parties may submit final
comments on this information on or
before March 22, 2021, but such final
comments must not contain new factual
information and must otherwise comply
with § 207.30 of the Commission’s rules.
All written submissions must conform
with the provisions of § 201.8 of the
Commission’s rules; any submissions
that contain BPI must also conform with
the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and
207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The
Commission’s Handbook on Filing
Procedures, available on the
Commission’s website at https://
www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_
on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates
upon the Commission’s procedures with
respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the
Commission, including requests
pursuant to § 201.12 of the
Commission’s rules, shall not be
accepted unless good cause is shown for
accepting such submissions, or unless
the submission is pursuant to a specific
request by a Commissioner or
Commission staff.
In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and
207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each
document filed by a party to the
investigations must be served on all
other parties to the investigations (as
identified by either the public or BPI
service list), and a certificate of service
must be timely filed. The Secretary will
not accept a document for filing without
a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to § 207.21 of the Commission’s
rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 22, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–1132
(Modification)]
Certain Motorized Vehicles and
Components Thereof; Notice of
Commission Determination To Modify
Remedial Orders; Termination of
Modification Proceeding
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined to adopt
with modification the findings of the
presiding Administrative Law Judge
(‘‘ALJ’’) in the Recommended
Determination (‘‘RD’’) and to modify the
limited exclusion order (‘‘LEO’’) and
cease and desist orders (‘‘CDOs’’)
(collectively, ‘‘the remedial orders’’)
issued in this investigation to exempt
the respondents’ redesigned product
from the scope of the remedial orders.
The modification proceeding is
terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Houda Morad, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
708–4716. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help
accessing EDIS, please email
EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server at https://www.usitc.gov.
The public record for this investigation
may be viewed on the Commission’s
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://
edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired
persons are advised that information on
this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on (202) 205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission instituted this investigation
on September 13, 2018, based on a
complaint, as amended, filed by FCA
US LLC of Auburn Hills, Michigan
(‘‘Complainant’’). See 83 FR 46517
(Sept. 13, 2018). The complaint alleges
violations of section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C.
1337) (‘‘section 337’’) based upon the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and the sale within
the United States after importation of
certain motorized vehicles and
components thereof by reason of: (1)
Infringement of U.S. Trademark
Registration Nos. 4,272,873; 2,862,487;
2,161,779; 2,794,553; and 4,043,984
(collectively, ‘‘the Asserted
Trademarks’’); (2) trademark dilution
and unfair competition in violating the
complainant’s common law trademark
rights; and (3) trade dress infringement.
See id. The notice of investigation
names Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. of
Mumbai, India and Mahindra
Automotive North America, Inc. of
Auburn Hills, Michigan (collectively,
‘‘Respondents’’) as respondents in this
investigation. See id. The Office of
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Unfair Import Investigations is also a
party to this investigation. See id.
On November 8, 2019, the ALJ issued
a final initial determination (‘‘FID’’)
finding a violation of section 337.
Specifically, the FID determined that
Respondents’ Roxor vehicle (2018–2019
model) infringes FCA’s asserted trade
dress but not its Asserted Trademarks.
The FID also determined that
Complainant did not establish
trademark dilution.
On June 11, 2020, the Commission
determined to affirm the FID’s
determination of a violation of section
337. See 85 FR 36613–14 (June 17,
2020). The Commission issued an LEO
barring entry of articles that infringe the
asserted trade dress and CDOs against
both Respondents. The Commission
declined to adjudicate Respondents’
proposed redesigned vehicles and
required Respondents to obtain a ruling
(via an advisory opinion or a
modification proceeding) from the
Commission prior to any importation of
redesigned vehicles or components
thereof.
On June 18, 2020, Respondents filed
a petition for an expedited modification
proceeding. On July 20, 2020, the
Commission determined to institute a
modification proceeding under section
337(k) (19 U.S.C. 1337(k)) and
Commission Rule 210.76 (19 CFR
210.76) to adjudicate trade dress
infringement with respect to
respondents’ redesigned vehicle (‘‘the
Post-2020 ROXOR’’). See 85 FR 44923–
24 (July 24, 2020).
On October 20, 2020, the ALJ issued
his RD finding no trade dress
infringement by Respondents’ Post-2020
ROXOR vehicle. On October 30, 2020,
Complainant filed comments on the RD
requesting that the Commission decline
to adopt the RD’s findings. On
November 6, 2020, Respondents and the
Commission’s Investigative Attorney
filed responses in opposition to
Complainant’s comments.
Having reviewed the record of the
underlying violation investigation, as
well as the record of the modification
proceeding, including the RD and the
parties’ comments and responses
thereto, the Commission has determined
to modify the LEO and CDOs to include
an explicit exemption with respect to
Respondents’ Post-2020 ROXOR vehicle
adjudicated in this modification
proceeding. As explained in the
Commission Opinion issued
concurrently herewith, the Commission
adopts the RD’s findings with
modification and affirms the RD’s
conclusion that the Post-2020 ROXOR
vehicle does not infringe Complainant’s
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-652 and 731-TA-1524-1526 (Final)]
Silicon Metal From Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kazakhstan,
and Malaysia; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and
Anti-Dumping Duty Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701-TA-652 and 731-TA-1524-1526 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of
1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether
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an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened
with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United
States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of silicon metal
from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland, provided for in subheadings
2804.69.10 and 2804.69.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce
(``Commerce'') to be sold at less than fair value, imports of silicon
metal from Kazakhstan, preliminarily determined by Commerce to be
subsidized by the government of Kazakhstan, and imports of silicon
metal from Malaysia, alleged to be sold at less than fair value.
DATES: December 7, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Jones ((202) 205-3358), Nitin
Joshi ((202-708-1669), U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as all forms and sizes of silicon metal,
including silicon metal powder. Silicon metal contains at least 85.00
percent but less than 99.99 percent silicon, and less than 4.00 percent
iron, by actual weight. Semiconductor grade silicon (merchandise
containing at least 99.99 percent silicon by actual weight and
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheading 2804.61.00) is excluded from the scope of this
investigation.
Silicon metal is currently classifiable under subheadings
2804.69.10 and 2804.69.50 of the HTSUS. While the HTSUS numbers are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
of the scope remains dispositive.
Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being
scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative
preliminary determinations by Commerce that imports of silicon metal
from Kazakhstan are being subsidized by the government of Kazakhstan,
and that imports of silicon metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Iceland are being sold in the United States at less than fair value
within the meaning of Sec. 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). These
investigations were requested in petitions filed on June 30, 2020, by
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc., Beverly, Ohio, and Mississippi Silicon
LLC, Burnsville, Mississippi.
For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application,
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19
CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. 201.11 of the
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations.
Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic
filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov.)
No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic
filings will be accepted until further notice.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on February
9, 2021, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
Sec. 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on February
22, 2021. Information about the place and form of the hearing,
including about how to participate in and/or view the hearing, will be
posted on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html. Interested parties should check the
Commission's website periodically for updates. Requests to appear at
the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the
Commission on or before February 17, 2021. A nonparty who has testimony
that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to
present a short statement at the hearing. All parties and nonparties
desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should
attend a prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on February 19,
2021. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the
public hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and
207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties must submit any request to
present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7
business days prior to the date of the hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.23 of the Commission's rules;
the deadline for filing is February 16, 2021. Parties may also file
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing,
as provided in Sec. 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and posthearing
briefs, which must conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.25 of the
Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is March
1, 2021. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a
party to the investigations may submit a written statement of
information pertinent to the subject of the investigations, including
statements of support or opposition to the petition, on or before March
1, 2021. On March 18, 2021, the
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Commission will make available to parties all information on which they
have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final
comments on this information on or before March 22, 2021, but such
final comments must not contain new factual information and must
otherwise comply with Sec. 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All
written submissions must conform with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of
the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also
conform with the requirements of Sec. Sec. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of
the Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures,
available on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the
Commission's procedures with respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to Sec. 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall not
be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions,
or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a
Commissioner or Commission staff.
In accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the
investigations must be served on all other parties to the
investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service
list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary
will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being conducted under
authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is
published pursuant to Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 22, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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